This was really a fantastic purchase. Yes you can buy an extremely similar looking cheapo version for half the price on . But this is still a wonderfully affordable bed and the finishing touches and flourishes for spending a little more really show. Starting from the assembly phase. Inside the main box was just one itemthe headboard. And it zips open to contain everything else. It may sound like a trivial thing, but it let me know from the get/go that they took some time to cleverly design this product/packaging. Also, the headboard which zips open in the back would be a good place to hide money or anything else. I thought about stuffing it with bundled 100/dollar bills, but then remembered that I dont have any of those. So my next thought was to put the instructions and included tools and extra hardware in there. But I worried it might rattle around in there, so in the end I left it empty. Still cool though. The instructions were mostly illustrations, but did have some helpful English text. They bolts all used the same allen key size and they even included a handy little ratchet. Putting it together probably took 2/3 hours, but I did laundry and a few other small chores at the same time. Setting it up was fairly easy for 1 person, but moving a king/sized mattress onto it could be difficult for some people. I ordered the Olee Sleep 13/Inch Galy Hybrid mattress at the same time, and that works great on my bed. I think the bed + mattress would be a perfect height for most people. Im a little paranoid about my toddler falling off since he sleeps on this occasionally. So if I did it over, I would have bought a thinner mattress. The bed slats are bowed upward such that they give a springlike action which I think improves the overall comfort versus flat/slatted beds. I was slightly annoyed by the insert saying that by buying this product, you agree to settle any disputes by arbitration. I doubt that is enforceable given that people didnt even know they were making any such agreement when ordering the item. It says you can mail them within 30 days to opt out, but its obnoxious and doesnt feel like a company which stands by their products. But its not bad enough for me to deduct the 5th star from this otherwise great product!
Fantastic purchase with great finishing touches
This was really a fantastic purchase. Yes you can buy an extremely similar looking cheapo version for half the price on . But this is still a wonderfully affordable bed and the finishing touches and flourishes for spending a little more really show. Starting from the assembly phase. Inside the main box was just one itemthe headboard. And it zips open to contain everything else. It may sound like a trivial thing, but it let me know from the get/go that they took some time to cleverly design this product/packaging. Also, the headboard which zips open in the back would be a good place to hide money or anything else. I thought about stuffing it with bundled 100/dollar bills, but then remembered that I dont have any of those. So my next thought was to put the instructions and included tools and extra hardware in there. But I worried it might rattle around in there, so in the end I left it empty. Still cool though. The instructions were mostly illustrations, but did have some helpful English text. They bolts all used the same allen key size and they even included a handy little ratchet. Putting it together probably took 2/3 hours, but I did laundry and a few other small chores at the same time. Setting it up was fairly easy for 1 person, but moving a king/sized mattress onto it could be difficult for some people. I ordered the Olee Sleep 13/Inch Galy Hybrid mattress at the same time, and that works great on my bed. I think the bed + mattress would be a perfect height for most people. Im a little paranoid about my toddler falling off since he sleeps on this occasionally. So if I did it over, I would have bought a thinner mattress. The bed slats are bowed upward such that they give a springlike action which I think improves the overall comfort versus flat/slatted beds. I was slightly annoyed by the insert saying that by buying this product, you agree to settle any disputes by arbitration. I doubt that is enforceable given that people didnt even know they were making any such agreement when ordering the item. It says you can mail them within 30 days to opt out, but its obnoxious and doesnt feel like a company which stands by their products. But its not bad enough for me to deduct the 5th star from this otherwise great product!